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Patron: Her  Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 

Remembering Police Officers who Lost their Lives in the Line of Duty

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The Police Roll of Honour Trust provides the Roll of Honour published for the National Police Memorial Day.

This is an annual event organised on the nearest Sunday to St Michael's Day (September 29th)
by the National Police Memorial Day Trust, a separate Charity, No. 1103000, which aims to:

Remember police officers who have been killed or died on duty
Demonstrate to relatives, friends and colleagues of fallen officers that their sacrifice is not forgotten
Recognize annually the dedication to duty and courage displayed by police officers

 For further details visit their website at www.nationalpolicememorialday.org

Roll of Honour

One hundred pages of the Memorial Day commemorative booklet comprise the Roll of Honour, in which the names and details of nearly 4,000 officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty are published. Entries include a citation for each officer showing rank, full name, date of death, age, brief circumstances of death and any national honour or award.

In his Foreword to the inaugural 2004 National Police Memorial Day Roll of Honour, then Police Roll of Honour Trust Patron, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Keith Povey QPM BA(Law), wrote:

When viewed against the sum total of policing activity, deaths on duty remain thankfully rare, but when one takes a wider historical view the realisation that as many as four thousand officers have made the ultimate sacrifice is a truly sobering thought. Behind every name lies a story of courage and devotion to duty, not to mention a deep sense of loss; for the service, the country and, above all, for friends, relatives and partners.

Policing has always been more than just a job and as a consequence has attracted to its ranks those who have a deep commitment to the notion of public service. Of course, it is this self-same instinct that often leads to police officers and staff putting themselves in harms way to protect others. This is one of the service’s greatest strengths, but as is apparent does not come without a high, and on occasions unbearable, price.

Remembering the example of those who have gone before helps to shape who we are and will become and whilst the memory of those named in this Roll of Honour has always been so deeply treasured by their individual families and local communities, the Roll of Honour now provides a single permanent tribute to them all. I am deeply honoured to be associated with this dignified tribute to those who have given their lives in the line of duty.

Sir Keith left us with the following quote from “Hallowed Ground” by Thomas Campbell (Scottish Poet 1777-1844).

“TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE”

To ascertain if an officer is remembered on the Roll of Honour

check the CRITERIA for inclusion

and

VIEW NAMES

via the current police force areas

Commemorative Booklets - Roll of Honour

The Trust has a limited supply of the Memorial Service Commemorative Booklets containing the Roll of Honour and these will be made available to members of the Trust; they will be given free of charge to Police Family Members of the Trust who were unable to attend any service and any remaining will be made available to Friends or other donors to the Trust.

Service Booklets are now available for:
2004 - London, St Paul's Cathedral, Inaugural Service
2005 - Cardiff, St David's Hall
2006 - Belfast, Waterfront Hall
2007 - Edinburgh, International Conference Centre
2008 - Liverpool, Anglican Cathedral
2009 - Cardiff, St David's Hall 

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